The total number of voters in Bangladesh climbed to 126.4 million or 12.64 crore (12,63,07,504), marking an increase of nearly 2.6 million (26 lakh) in the latest updated electoral rolls published on Sunday, reports UNB.
"Now there are 12,63,07,504 registered voters in the country. Of them 6,41,00,455 are male voters, while 6,22,05,819 female voters and 1,230 third gender voters," said EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed at a press briefing at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital on the occasion of the release of the latest supplementary updated voter list.
He said the EC was publishing a total of three voter lists in the current year (2025). "First one was published on March 2, the second one on Sunday (August 31) and another supplementary list would be released on October 31 next," he said.
The number of the country's voters was 12,37,32,274 on March 2 last, the day electoral rolls were updated last. Of them, 6,33,61,615 were males, 6,03,69,665 females and 994 transgender persons.
During the latest update published on Sunday (August 31, 2025), the number of voters increased by 25,75,230 as 47,08,858 fresh voters were incorporated in the voter lists, while 21,33,628 voters were dropped from the lists for different reasons, particularly the death of voters.
Ahead of the next general election, the EC Secretary said the EC would publish another supplementary voter list to enrol the youths who would turn 18 by October 31, 2025 as voters.
